December events

updated 11/29/11

DC SCORES Poetry Slam
Thursday, December 1, 2011, 6 p.m.
H.D. Woodson High School, 4650 Benning Rd., NE
Free - details

HearArts Series
feat. Marlyand Poet Laureate, Stanley Plumly.
Thursday, December 1, 2011, 6 p.m.
Metropolitan Center for the Visual Arts, 155 Gibbs St., Rockville
Free - details

World AIDS Week Open Mic
Friday, December 2, 2011, 8 p.m.
DC Center for LGBT, 1318 U St. NW
Donation - details

Thursday Night Open Mic
Thursday, December 1, 2011, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets, 5331 Baltimore Ave., Hyattsville
$4 - details

Youth Poetry Slam Workshop
Saturday, December 3, 2011, 1 p.m.
BloomBars, 3222 11th St. NW
Donation - details

Open Door Reading
feat. Kathleen Ossip & W.M. Rivera.
Sunday, December 4, 2011, 2 p.m.
The Writer's Center, 4508 Walsh St., Bethesda
Free - details

DelMarva Review Reading
feat. Nan Fry, Iain S. Baird, Linda Blaskey, Anne Colwell, Margaret Rodenberg, and Meg Adams.
Sunday, December 4, 2011, 5 p.m.
The Writer's Center, 4508 Walsh St., Bethesda
Free - details

Cafe Muse Literary Series
feat. Nancy Naomi Carlson & Carol Ann Davis; tribute to Reetika Vazirani.
Monday, December 5, 2011, 7 p.m.
Friendship Heights Village Center, 4433 South Park Ave., Chevy Chase
Free - details

O.B. Hardison Poetry Series (Emily Dickinson Birthday Tribute)
feat. Aracelis Girmay
Monday, December 5, 2011, 7:30 p.m.
Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol St. SE
$15 - details

The Garden Open Mic
Monday, December 5, 2011, 8:30 p.m.
BloomBars, 3222 11th St. NW
Donation - details

Terpoets Open Mic
feat. Gowri Koneswaran.
Tuesday, December 6, 2011, 7 p.m.
Univ. of Maryland, Dorchester Basement Lounge, College Park
Free - details

Tuesday Night Open Mic
Tuesday, December 6, 2011, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
$4 - details

Writers Here & Now Series
feat. Rod Jellema, Michael David Lukas & Alison Stine.
Wednesday, December 7, 2011, 7 p.m.
Univ. of Maryland, Ulrich Recital Hall, College Park
Free - details

Wednesday Night Open Mic
Wednesday, December 7, 2011, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (5th & K), 1025 5th St. NW
$4 - details

Thursday Night Open Mic
Thursday, December 8, 2011, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets, 5331 Baltimore Ave., Hyattsville
$4 - details

Nine On The Ninth Poetry Series
Wednesday, December 9, 2011, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
Donation - details

11th Hour Poetry Slam
Friday, December 9, 2011, 11 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
$5 - details

Mohawk Poetics: Spoken Word and Song
feat. Janet Marie Rogers.
National Museum of the American Indian, Fourth St. & Independence Ave. SW
Sunday, December 11, 2011, 1:30 p.m.
Free - details

Open Door Reading
feat. Ellen Prentiss Campbell, E. Louise Beach & Hilary Davies.
Sunday, December 11, 2011, 2 p.m.
The Writer's Center, 4508 Walsh St., Bethesda
Free - details

Iota Poetry Series
feat. Mary Ann Larkin & Patric Pepper.
Sunday, December 11, 2011, 6 p.m.
Iota Club & Cafe, 2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington
Free - details

The Garden Open Mic
Monday, December 12, 2011, 8:30 p.m.
BloomBars, 3222 11th St. NW
Donation - details

Tuesday Night Open Mic
Tuesday, December 13, 2011, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
$4 - details

Wednesday Night Open Mic
Wednesday, December 14, 2011, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (5th & K), 1025 5th St. NW
$4 - details

Thursday Night Open Mic
Thursday, December 15, 2011, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets, 5331 Baltimore Ave., Hyattsville
$4 - details

Youth Open Mic
Friday, December 16, 2011, 4:30 p.m.
BloomBars, 3222 11th St. NW
Donation - details

Youth Open Mic
Saturday, December 17, 2011, 5 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (5th & K), 1025 5th St. NW
$3 - details

Open Door Reading
Poetry and Prose Open Mic
Sunday, December 18, 2011, 2 p.m.
The Writer's Center, 4508 Walsh St., Bethesda
Free - details

Sunday Kind of Love Open Mic
Sunday, December 18, 2011, 5 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
Free - details

The Garden Open Mic
Monday, December 19, 2011, 8:30 p.m.
BloomBars, 3222 11th St. NW
Donation - details

Capitol Hill Reading Series
Tuesday, December 20, 2011, 7 p.m.
Riverby Books, 417 East Capitol St. SE
Free - details

Tuesday Night Open Mic
Tuesday, December 20, 2011, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
$4 - details

Wednesday Night Open Mic
Wednesday, December 21, 2011, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (5th & K), 1025 5th St. NW
$4 - details

Thursday Night Open Mic
Thursday, December 22, 2011, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets, 5331 Baltimore Ave., Hyattsville
$4 - details

Beltway Poetry Slam
Tuesday, December 27, 2011, 7:30 p.m.
The Fridge, Rear Alley, 516 8th St SE
$5 - details

Tuesday Night Open Mic
Tuesday, December 27, 2011, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
$4 - details

Poet-Tree in Bloom Writing Group
feat. Gowri Koneswaran.
Wednesday, December 28, 2011, 6 p.m.
BloomBars, 3222 11th St. NW
Donation - details

Wednesday Night *SPARKLE* Open Mic
Wednesday, December 28, 2011, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (5th & K), 1025 5th St. NW
$4 - details

Thursday Night Open Mic
Thursday, December 29, 2011, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets, 5331 Baltimore Ave., Hyattsville
$4 - details

ASL Open Mic
American sign language users recite a poem, song or short skit.
Friday, December 30, 2011, 11 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
$5 - details